By Dirk Hanson

From Prescription Drugs to Heroin, Life in a Drugged-Out Nursing Home, and the World's Drunkest Countries. MORE  

By Dirk Hanson

As opiate deaths soar, pharmaceutical companies are forced to pony up millions for specialized doctor training, thanks to a tough new Obama program. MORE  

By Jeff Forester

The number of deaths from accidental prescription drug overdoses continues to skyrocket, killing more people than cocaine and heroin ODs combined. MORE  

By Dirk Hanson

Last year on "Prescription Drug Take-Back Day," the nation coughed up 121 tons of pills. On Saturday they may have done even better. MORE  

By Dirk Hanson

Purdue Pharma's new 'anti-abuse' version of OxyContin recently hit the shelves. But loyalists prefer to shell out big bucks for the old brand. MORE  

By Dirk Hanson

Fake DEA agents warn victims that they’ll be busted for buying drugs online—unless they pay a heavy fine over the phone. MORE  

By Dirk Hanson

How Wachovia Bank Laundered Billions for Mexico's Murderous Cartels, New Rules for Painkillers, and the Military's Growing Drug Problem. MORE  

By Dirk Hanson

A White House mission to stem painkiller abuse puts the heat on Florida's Tea Party Governor, while U.S. Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske may flee D.C. to become Chicago's top cop. MORE  

By Kirwan Gray

Substitute teacher allegedly stole computers from the school before knocking off a bank and robbing the same neighbor twice. MORE  

By Dirk Hanson

The rising tide of Oxy Babies, Khloe Kardashian's heroin-scarred fiance, and Brown University's controversial ban on medical marijuana top off the morning's narc-related news.  MORE